Dry-cleaning device.



K. HOSTEL. DRY GLEANING DEVICE.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY29, '1912.

Patented No 5, 1912.

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INVENTOR s E s s E N H w KARL BOSTEL, or monnssniv, rmmsnvnmn.

DKY-CLE'ANING DEVICE.

Specificationot Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5,' 1912.

Application filed Jul as, 1912'. Serial no. 712,0e1.

To all whom it may-concern.-

Be it known that I, KARL Ros'rEL, a-citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Monessen, in. the county of Westmoreland and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDry-Cleaning Devices, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. 1

This invention relates to a dry cleaning device, and the primary objectof my invention is toprovide a device embodyln a yieldable absorbentcleansing head to which gasolene or a suitable detergent. can be fed forcleaning purposes.

Another object of this invention is to provide a dry cleaning devicehaving adetachable cleansing body that can be renewed when worn'orsoiled or a different type of piece of material tov hereinafterspecifically described and then til 1 the vent 6.

claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, whereinz-- I v Figure 1 is a.side elevation of the cleaning device, partly broken away and partly insection, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, Fig. 3' is' a perspective view ofa discharge head forming part of the device, and Fig. 4 1s a perspectiveview of a detached spacing plate.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a T having one end thereof provided witha handle 2 and the opposite end thereof with a pet cock 3. The top ofthe T supports, a reservoir 4 having a detachable screw cap 5. The

cap 5 has a vent opening 6 that can be closed by a pivoted shutter 7,carried. by the cap 5' y and limited in its movement by stops orpins 8.The reservoir is preferably made of a transparent material, as glassand'gasolene or a liquid detergent can beplaced in the reservoir and'fed to thepet cock by opening The pet cock 3 has a discharge; spout 9terminatingin a rectangular head 10 that has the vertical edges thereofslightly curved, as

outwardly extending integral screw threaded stem J 2. The cuter side ofthe head 10 has vertically disposed ribs 13v providing a verticalchannel 14 that is in communication with the opening 11, of the head.

Arranged against the head 10, upon-the stem 12 is a spacing plate 15that is -rectang'ularand has an opening 16 providing clearance for thestem 12. The plate 15 is made of a resilient material and is clampedagainst the ribs 13 by a yieldable absorbent cleaning head 17 made of apiece of absorbent material wound to provide a roll, the

cleaning head 17 having an openmg 18 providing clearance for the stem12. The cleaning head is compressed upon the stem 12, against thespacing plate 15 by a curved clamping plate 19 that is arranged upon thethreaded end of the stem 12 and-held there- 7 .on by'a nut 20 screwedupon said stem. In

pressing the clamping'plate 19 against the head 17, the head 17 iscompressed to an oval form, as shown in Fig.2, the lower end of saidhead having a mushroom shape. a 8

By opening the vent-6 and regulating the pet cock 3 a quantity ofgasolene or liquid detergent is allowed .to flow from the opening 11into the channel 14 and onto the lower end of the'cleaning head 17 to beabsorbed by said head, whereby the headcan be rubbed upon a piece offabric to remove stains, dirt and other matter that can be removed fromthe fabric by the detergent that is used.

When the cleaning head is worn or soiled, it can be easily removed and anew head substituted therefor. I

It is apparent that by using the cleaning device that there is a savingof gasolene, owing tothe fact that the vvolume of g'asolene is inclosedand cannot rapidly evaporate. alsothe supply of gasolene to the cleaninghead can be regulated to prevent waste.v

It is thought that the manner of using the device will be apparentwithout further description, and I would have it understood that thestructural elementsare susceptible to such variations as fall within thescope of the appended claims. I

What I claim is:-

Y 1. A dry cleaning device comprising a pet cook, areservoirincommunication therewith, a discharge head carried by said pet cook, astem. forming part of said discharge head, a spacing plate arranged uponsaid stem, and a wound cleaning head arranged upon said stem and clampedagainst said spacing plate. 1 v

k 2. A dry cleaning device comprising a pet cock, a reservoir incommunication therewith, a discharge head carried by said pet cock andhaving a channel formed therein, a stem carried by said dischargehead,awound yieldable cleaning head arranged upon said stem, and meansfor compressing and clampirig said cleaning head against said spacing pate.

"3. Aicleaning device comprising a T, a handle carried thereby,areservoir in com- "munication-Withsaid T and having 'a vent,

a pet cock in communication with said T,

a discharge head carried by said pet cock ment with said spacing plate.

- and having a channel formed therein, a stem carrieddby said dischargehead, a spacin plate arranged upon said stem, a woun yieldable andabsorbent cleaning head ar- 20 ranged upon said stem and against saidspacing plate and adapted to receive the contents of said reservoirthrough the medium of said petcock and the channel of said dis chargeing plate for compressing and retaining said cleaning head upon saidstern and in engagemy signature witnesses. v KARL HOSTEL.

'In'testimony whereof I'afiix in the presence of two Witnesses:

MAX H. Snonovnz, KATHERINE ERRETT.

ead, and means including a clamp- 21'

